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Oct. 1, 1963 A. ROTH ETAL 3,105,635

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ATTORNEYS Oct. 1, 1963 A. ROTH EI'AL TYPE COMPOSING MACHINE 38 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Feb. 25, 1960 INVENTORS A RTU R ROTH NICKOLAUSTHOMAS ATTORNEYS Oct. 1, 1963, A. ROTH ETAL 3,105,635

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1. IN A COMPOSITION MACHINE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED: A SERIES OF FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATED POSITIONING PUNCHES; A SERIES OF SIZING OR DIMENSIONING FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATED PUNCHES; A GROUP OF KEYS MOUNTED FOR DEPRESSION; MEANS CONNECTING A SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO EACH OF SAID PUNCHES AND INCLUDING AN INDIVIDUAL FLUID LINE FOR EACH OF SAID PUNCHES AND A NORMALLY CLOSED VALVE FOR EACH OF SAID LINES; A PLURALITY OF POSITIONING VALVE BARS ARRANGED TO BE ACTUATED AND MOVED WHEN SAID KEYS ARE DEPRESSED, ONE OF SAID BARS BEING PROVIDED FOR EACH OF SAID VALVES IN EACH OF THE FLUID LINES EXTENDING TO SAID POSITIONING PUNCHES, EACH OF SAID BARS BEING OPERABLE, WHEN ACTUATED, TO ACTUATE ITS RESPECTIVE VALVE; AND A PLURALITY OF SIZING VALVE BARS ARRANGED TO BE ACTUATED AND MOVED WHEN SAID KEYS ARE DEPRESSED, ONE OF SAID LATTER BARS BEING PROVIDED FOR EACH OF SAID VALVES IN EACH OF THE FLUID LINES EXTENDING TO SAID SIZING PUNCHES; A PLURALITY OF KEY BARS DISPOSED BELOW KEYS AND ARRANGED TO BE ACTUATED AND MOVED WHEN SAID KEYS ARE DEPRESSED; MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID KEY BARS TO SAID POSITIONING VALVE BARS IN A PREDETERMINED ORDER; AND SEPARATE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID KEY BARS TO SAID SIZING VALVE BARS IN PREDETERMINED RELATION, SAID SEPARATE MEANS INCLUDING MEANS SHIFTABLE WHILE IN SAID MACHINE TO ALTER SAID PREDETERMINED RELATION.
 18. IN A MEASURING MECHANISM FOR COMPOSING MACHINES OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION OF: A HOUSING HAVING A CIRCULAR OPENING THEREIN; A CIRCULAR EM SCALE ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING AND EXPOSED THROUGH SAID OPENING; A DISC-LIKE MEMBER ARRANGED CONCENTRICALLY WITH SAID SCALE, SAID SCALE AND SAID DISC-LIKE MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH COMPLIMENTARY AND OPPOSED CUP-SHAPED PORTIONS; AND FLUID PRESSURE ACTUATED CLUTCH MEANS ARRANGED FOR RELEASABLY DRIVINGLY CONNECTING SAID DISC-LIKE MEMBER WITH SAID EM SCALE, SAID CLUTCH MEANS INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE TUBING ARRANGED BETWEEN AND IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CUP-SHAPED PORTIONS AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE INTO SAID TUBING TO DRIVINGLY CONNECT SAID SCALE TO SAID DISC-LIKE MEMBER. 